Turkcell
MTN denies paying bribes to secure Iranian cellphone licence
Turkcell has accused MTN of paying bribes to South African and Iranian officials to secure the multibillion-dollar contract.
Turkcell alleges that the mobile company used bribery and wrongful influence to win a lucrative Iran license originally awarded to Turkcell.
Turkcell first sued MTN in a US court in 2012, alleging the company used bribery and wrongful influence to win a lucrative Iranian licence that was originally awarded to Turkcell.
Turkey's Turkcell first sued Johannesburg-based MTN in a US court in 2012.
The Turkish mobile phone company has filed a $4.2 billion lawsuit against MTN.
A senior British judge has found that MTN participated in no wrongdoing in their Iran deal.
Allegations of bribery have been levelled against Abdul Minty, SA's ambassador to the IAEA.
The South African ambassador to Oman faces allegations that he took a bribe from MTN.
SA’s former ambassador to Iran is being investigated for his role in the MTN corruption saga.
MTN filed a motion on Tuesday to have Turkcell's case dismissed.
MTN on Tuesday said it would cooperate fully with any probe into allegations of corruption.
Corruption allegations against MTN are now being investigated more closely by the Hawks.